Leyton: Of course not. Ben, Earth is in danger, maybe the greatest danger its faced since the last world war. Something has to be done about these shapeshifters, and that's why you're here. You know more about the Dominion than anyone in Starfleet and so effective immediately, I'm making you Chief of Starfleet Security here on Earth.

(A cosy, friendly dining place with baseball photos and a stuffed alligator hanging from the ceiling. The kitchen is in full view of the patrons.) JOSEPH: This is one beautiful fish. Seems a shame to eat a trout this pretty. Why, you should thank me for the privilege of simply looking at it. Well, go on, take a bite. It won't bite you back. Now, I don't want to see anybody studying the dessert menu. If you order anything but the bread pudding soufflé, you'll be making a mistake you will regret the rest of your lives.

JOSEPH: I had to stop doing that. It got to be too much trouble wrestling it back up to the ceiling every morning! Come on. I'll get Nathan to bring you both something to eat and we can catch up. Nathan, some gumbo for these fine young men.